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Reginald Gammon, nationally known artist, died November 4, 2005 at the Heart Hospital in Albuquerque. He was 84 years old. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he received his education at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Tyler School of Fine Art, Temple University. He moved to New York where he became a member of "Spiral", a group of artists that included Romare Bearden and Richard Mayhew. From New York he moved to Kalamazoo, MI where he taught as a professor of Fine Arts and Humanities at Western Michigan University. Following retirement as full Professor Emeritus in 1991, he and his wife Jonni moved to Albuquerque, NM. He continued his career as painter and resumed his involvement in printmaking. He has been the recipient of numerous grants and awards, and his work has been exhibited internationally. His work is in numerous public collections such as the Smithsonian Institution, Albuquerque Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Hampton University Museum, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Dayton Art Institute, Woodmere Art Museum, Dallas African American Museum, National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center in Wilberforce, OH, Western Michigan University Fine Arts Collection, Battle Creek Fine Arts Collection, and Kalamazoo College Fine Art Collection. He is survived by his wife, Jonni Gammon; daughter, Regina Lee; and son, Patrick King; his sisters, Russe Jackson, Ruth Graham; and three grandchildren. The Funeral will take place at St. Simon the Cyrenian Episcopal Church in Philadelphia on November 11, 2005 at 11 a.m. For information on the Memorial Service to be held in Albuquerque please call Regina Held, New Grounds Gallery, 505-268-8952
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